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Adelle Bartlett Harper papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1136
Scope and Content

This collection contains clippings, correspondence, notes, and scrapbooks that document Adelle B. Harper's life as well as members of her family. Material provides insight into Harper's flower shop business, club activities, family life, and her wide variety of interests. Scrapbooks offer details about Auverne Harper's enrollment in Woodberry Hall School for Girls in Atlanta and Shorter College in Rome, Georgia.

Dates: 1864-2017, undated

Adolph Rosenberg Photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS124
Scope and Contents of the Records A varied collection, these photographs are a mixture of images of rural areas in Fulton County, images relating to Atlanta’s Jewish community, military photographs, and photographs of an elementary class. Most of the images in the collection were taken by Rosenberg, but several were not. The photographs of Fulton County include images of buildings, stores, and farms in Buckhead, Roswell, and Lebanon, Georgia, and several in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. Images of Atlanta’s Jewish community...
Dates: 1945-1955, undated

African American visual arts collection

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Collection number: ahc.VIS68
Scope and Content This collection contains various types of visual images, including photographs, lithoghraphs, posters, and prints from periodicals, pertaining to African Americans. Included in the collection are stereotypical racist pictures and postcards; photographs of African Americans working as domestics, agricultural laborers, musicians, streetcar conductors, etc.; portraits of African American women, men, and children; prints depicting significant events, such as the Fort Pillow Massacre and the...
Dates: 1860-1957, undated

Agatha Sheehan photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS359
Scope and Content

The collection contains images of former enslaved people and elderly African Americans who lived at the E.R. Carter Home for the Elderly. Named in honor of Reverend Edward Randolph Carter (1856-1944), the pastor spearheaded an extensive housing ministry and directed the construction of a home for the aged, which was operated by Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The home was later demolished.

Dates: approximately 1900, undated

Annette Burdges papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1157
Scope and Content This collection contains documents that Annette Burdges collected while she worked as secretary for the Atlanta Chapter of NOW. Materials include monthly NOW newsletters, membership and action pamphlets, stickers, and Atlanta Chapter correspondence. There are additional documents from an Equal Opportunity for Employment telecast conference as well as a United States Department of Labor and Women's Bureau conference. This collection also includes reports, articles, and a copy of the ...
Dates: 1965-1989, undated

Ansley Park Garden Club photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS402
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of club members, events, activities, and flower shows. Images include annual Easter egg hunts at McClatchey Park, Ansley Park neighborhood entrances such as The Prado, and houses. Of special interest are photographs of Rhodes Hall in Atlanta, decorated by club members for Christmas.

Dates: 1956-1998

Ansley Park Garden Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1132
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, yearbooks, minutes, and financial reports that provide a social and civic history of the club. Scrapbooks offer details about programs, neighborhood projects, and flower shows. Of special interest are scrapbook images of members' gardens and neighborhood islands.

Dates: 1953-2015, undated

Atlanta Dogwood Festival records of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta

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Collection number: ahc.MSS718
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, clippings, financial records, and programs that provide a history of the festival. Additional material provides details of events, performances, and pageant contests. Of special interest is a scrapbook providing images of parade floats and participants.

Dates: 1936-1988

Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing papers and publications

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Collection number: ahc.MSS773
Scope and Content

This collection consists of papers and publications related to the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Atlanta, Georgia. Series I includes gay and lesbian publications from Atlanta,the Southeast, and nationwide. Series II consists of business and organization papers pertaining to gay rights and AIDS. Series III includes personal papers of gay and lesbian activists in Atlanta and Georgia.

Dates: 1957-2002, undated

Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS962f
Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection is Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Atalanta newsletters that recount organization and member updates, including meeting minutes, reports, and announcements. Newsletters also include local and national news about gay, lesbian, and women's rights, advertisements for lesbian-owned businesses and arts groups, and community updates. The collection also contains several Southern Feminist Library & Archives...
Dates: 1978-1986, undated

Atlanta Music Club photographs and video

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Collection number: ahc.VIS245
Scope and Content The collection consists of images of club members and performers, club member meetings, and concerts and events produced by the Atlanta Music Club. A variety of images of events are represented in the collection such as color and black and white images from the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra's 26th Annual Young Artists' Concerto Concert (2000); the club's Spring Promenade (1982); the All-Star Concert Series (1985) and a fashion show (1993). There are a small number of unidentified...
Dates: 1950-2001, undated

Atlanta Pioneer Women's Society collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS391
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence among the society's members, membership lists, biographies of some members, financial records, newspaper clippings, early recollections of Atlanta, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1909-1984, undated

Atlanta Tomboys documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1204
Scope and Contents This collection documents the women's sports teams, the Atlanta Tomboys. Included are game schedules, team rosters with details about the players and points won, promotional material, and news clippings, some featuring the team's coach, Johnny Moon. Of special note is correspondence about sponsorships and exhibitions written by Johnny Moon. There are also sports programs highlighting the Atlanta Tomboys, the Lorelei Ladies, and other local women's teams. This collection also contains...
Dates: 1917-1926; 1944-1986, undated

Atlanta's Black Women Pioneers documents

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Collection number: MSS480f
Scope and Content

This collection contains biographical questionnaires of women active in the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta gathered by the Black Women's Coalition of Atlanta; a program and lists.

Dates: 1983-1984

Atlanta's Woman of the Year photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS455
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of Atlanta's Woman of the Year awardees, sponsors, and committee chairs for each year. Of particular note is a photograph of Atlanta's Woman of the Year founder, Charles H. Jagels, in 1943, as well as photographs of Mayors William B. Hartsfield (1890-1971) and Ivan Allen Jr. (1911-2003) with Woman of the Year awardees. Among the hundreds of women selected for Woman of the Year, notable awardees include Leila Denmark (1898-2012) in 1953, Ruth Blair...
Dates: 1943-1972

Azalea Garden Club scrapbook

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1078
Scope and Content

This collection contains a scrapbook that details the social and civic activities of the club. Material includes photographs, correspondence, clippings, and programs. Of special interest are photographs of members' gardens from the Emory University area neighborhood. Additional loose photographs of Eatonton and Griffin, Georgia, from approximately 1938, are found at the end of the scrapbook.

Dates: 1938-1963; Majority of material found within 1959 - 1963

Barrie Naismith Jeffcoat vs. Professional Golfers' Association of America court records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1250
Scope and Contents This collection contains the official legal records of the lawsuit Barrie Naismith vs. Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA). Included are affidavits, correspondence, depositions, drafts, legal research, pleadings, and PGA-published material. This collection documents the discrimination Barrie Naismith Jeffcoat faced as a female athlete who was not allowed to become a member of the PGA until pursuing legal action. She was represented by R. Lawrence Ashe (1940- ), a civil rights...
Dates: 1974-1981, undated

Bazoline E. Usher papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1239
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers pertaining to Bazoline Usher’s career in Atlanta Public Schools and her community involvement. Included are two scrapbook, one that documents her retirement; and one with photos and cards from her 100th birthday celebration, awards and certificates, newspaper clippings, Friendship Baptist Church event programs, and information about the Girl Scouts. Of particular note are interviews with Usher saved on cassettes and an oral history transcript from the Black...
Dates: 1921-2005, undated

Beryl Bergquist papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1240
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials relating to the professional organizations to which Beryl Bergquist was affiliated. The bulk of materials are administrative files of the Society of International Business Fellows and planning papers for the Atlanta Sports Carnival, organized by Atlanta Leukemia Research, Inc. Included are biographies of the presidents of the organizations, correspondence, finances, meeting minutes, travel notes, membership rosters, and her membership application and...
Dates: 1977-2017, undated

Blanchard family photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS283
Scope and Content

This collection consists of portrait images of Blanchard family members, including Waid Hill Blanchard; Martha Lane Hill; Mary Anne Hill; Moses C. Blanchard; and Mary Blanchard.

Dates: approximately 1870

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Hartsfield, William Berry 5
Atlanta Dogwood Festival 3
Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 3
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Coca-Cola Company 3
Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 3
Peachtree Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Poole, Paul 3
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 3
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta 3
Yarn, Jane Hurt, 1924- 3
Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 2
Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 2
American Federation of Musicians 2
Ansley Park Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Atlanta History Center 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 2
Atlanta Tulip Flower Show Association 2
Atlanta Urban League 2
Atlanta's Woman of the Year Organization (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Bedard, L'Ella Griffith 2
Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Brady, Auverne Harper, 1908-2010 2
Burns Club of Atlanta (Ga.) 2
Busbee, George, 1927-2004 2
Cherokee Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Cherry, John 2
Colonial Flower Shop (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Condon, Linnie, 1844-1909 2
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Dobbs, Mary Butt Griffith 2
Emory University 2
Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia 2
Fort, Marie Johnson 2
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 2
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Friendship Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Garden Club of Georgia. 2
Gardens for Peace (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Griffith School of Music (Atlanta, Ga) 2
Griffith, Mary Burke 2
Griffith, William Butts 2
Grigsby, Emily Bourne, 1922-2020 2
Hamilton, Grace Towns, 1907-1992 2
Harper family 2
Harper's Flowers (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Harper, Adelle Bartlett, 1885-1974 2
Harris, Joe Frank 2
Hatcher, Thurston 2
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 2
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 2
Kuhns Photographic Studio (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984 2
Nicholson, Marie S. 2
Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Reid, J. Neel (Joseph Neel), 1885-1926 2
Rich's (Retail store) 2
San Francisco Opera 2
Second Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Shutze, Philip Trammell 2
Sibley, Celestine 2
Spelman College 2
Swan Woods (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Tuskegee Institute 2
Woodberry Hall School for Girls (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Wren's Nest (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Aaron, Hank, 1934- 1
Abbey, Jessie Harris 1
Abbey, Lucile 1
Abbey, Theo 1
African Association of Georgia 1
Aiken family 1
Aiken, Lucy Rucker 1
Aiken, Walter Henry, 1893-1965 1
Aldredge, John 1
Aldridge, Mamie 1
Alexander Gallery (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Alexander, Dorothy, 1904-1986 1
Alexander, Judith, 1931-2004 1
Alexander, Wellington, Jr., Rev. 1
Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 1
Almand, Ed, Mrs. 1
Almon, Leroy 1
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Tau Omega Chapter (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 1
Alston, Philip H., 1911-1988 1
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States 1
American Institute of Architects 1
Amos, Moses, Dr. 1
Anderson, Ann Rucker 1
Anderson, Charles W., Jr. 1
Anderson, Linda 1
Andrews, Lina 1
Andrews, Lisa 1
Arnett, Bill 1
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